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Time-Restricted eating may ease lingering cancer fatigue

NCT ID NCT05256888

Symptom relief Sponsor: University of Maryland, Baltimore Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jul 20, 2026 · Last updated Jul 21, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tests whether limiting food intake to a 10-hour window each day for 12 weeks can reduce persistent fatigue in cancer survivors who completed treatment 2 months to 2 years ago. Half the participants follow the eating schedule; the other half receive general healthy lifestyle tips. The trial also explores links between fatigue, circadian rhythms, and blood sugar control.

What this could mean

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Active substance
time-restricted eating (10-hour eating window) for 12 weeks
What this could lead to
If effective, time-restricted eating could offer a simple, drug-free way to reduce persistent fatigue in cancer survivors.
What could go wrong
This is a small, early feasibility study with only 50 participants, so results may not apply broadly. Fatigue is subjective and may not improve with this approach.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

50 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Jan 2023

Finished

Jun 2024

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Have completed adjuvant chemotherapy, surgery, and/or radiation for cancer, including chemotherapy for hematologic neoplasms, at least 2 months and not more than 2 years prior to enrolling, * Have a baseline level of fatigue, as determined by reporting a score of 4 or higher for the question, "In the last week, how bad was your worst fatigue on a scale from 0-10?" * Be able to speak and/or read and write in English, * Be at least 18 years old, * Own a smartphone, * Be willing and able to adhere to study procedures, including use of a smartphone app, and * Be able to provide informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Already eat all their food within a window that is 10 h or shorter most (6/7) days of the week, * Be underweight, as defined as a body mass index ≤18.5 kg/m2, * Have surgery planned during the study duration, * Have any contraindications to the proposed nutrition intervention as identified by their medical provider, their designee, or the study team (e.g., type 1 diabetes, risk for hypoglycemia, medication requirements, pregnancy, breastfeeding, recent history of an eating disorder), * Be taking insulin, or * Be on enteral or parenteral nutrition.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

cancer Fatigue Intermittent Fasting neoplasm

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Diet therapy Fasting, intermittent Fatigue Neoplasms Survivorship Therapy TIME

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • University of Maryland, Baltimore

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21201, United States

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